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review by Kat Metrovich all photos by Dave Lichterman A music festival in the middle of San Francisco Bay is an irresistible opportunity. Cheap plane tickets, a friend to stay with and tickets… you’re set! And the MVP of Treasure Island Music Festival was really the beauty and magic that is San Francisco itself. LastRead more…

While it may not directly concern the indie artists you’re used to hearing on KEXP, it’s worth mentioning that for the first time since 2004, music sales are up, and it’s primarily due to a digital purchasing boom of albums by artists such as Eminem, Beyonce, and Adele. Eminem’s 2010 best-selling release Recovery recently madeRead more…

Austin is nearly indisputably the live music capital of the US, and no more is this more apparent than in this year’s Austin City Limits Festival. Taking place September 16-18 in Austin’s Zilker Park, the fest sports a lineup of heavyweights that would make even Coachella feel humbled. Read ‘em and weep (or rush toRead more…

photos by Dave Lichterman April is my birthday month. The week of my birthday kicked off two of my fave bands Foals (my #1 album of 2010) and Cut Copy (my current #1 of 2011). One of my Top 3 shows of my short life (enter laughter here) was Foals. I saw them in-studio thenRead more…

Like the weather overhead, the local live calendar hasn’t given Seattleites much of a reason to leave the confines of their homes as of late. There has, of course, still been a ton of good live music to see, but there haven’t been too many star-studded weeks as of late. That’s changing this week, asRead more…

Tomorrow, on the day of the U.S. record store release of Radiohead‘s King of Limbs, specialized newsstands around the country will pop up to offer The Universal Sigh to fans. Today, Thom Yorke himself, dressed like a paperboy, stood outside of Rough Trade in London to hand out copies to those waiting in line. TwoRead more…

Okkervil River stopped by Jimmy Fallon’s late night show last month to play a couple songs off of their upcoming release, I Am Very Far. Now, catch a web-exclusive additional performance of non-album B-side “Weave Room Blues.” Backing Will Scheff’s traditional lineup were A.C. Newman (of The New Pornographers and Damon Bryson (of The Roots).Read more…

Like the devastating speed of his tennis-playing namesake’s forehand, the British dubstep producer James Blake has rocketed to the top of KEXP DJs’ playlists and fans’ requests in just over a year. After releasing three EPs in 2010, the 21-year old Blake is offering today the U.S. version of his full-length, multi-genre self-titled debut, whichRead more…